Overview

• Two separate incidents on Tuesday saw individuals fatally struck on the LGV Nord high-speed line between Lille and Paris.
• Overnight cable thieves severed or stole over 600 metres of copper line near Lille, compounding the disruption on Wednesday.
• Passengers on London–Paris and London–Brussels–Amsterdam routes endured delays of as much as seven hours and reported shortages of food, water and accommodation.
• Eurostar and SNCF have rerouted trains, deployed repair crews and offered affected travellers free rebooking or full refunds.
• Authorities are investigating the cable theft as potential sabotage, raising fresh security concerns after a similar incident in February.